Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm, breezy and humid conditions will prevail Wednesday. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will provide limited chances of wetting
rainfall through Wednesday afternoon. Widespread wetting rainfall
is expected Wednesday night, followed by a transition to drier and
less humid conditions late Thursday through the weekend.


ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-080915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     20           50           90           10
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.10         0.16         1.54         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            1            8
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-7)      85 (0)       62           81
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+7)      61 (+3)      97           38
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 S 7-11 G21                NW 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 7-11 G22  S 13-17 G27  SW 10-14 G24 NW 7-11 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1000                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3100                      5300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3400                      5600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW 12                     NW  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 28                     NW 17
Vent Index (m2/s)                  12000                     13600
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              83                        76
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW 12                     NW  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW 27                     NW 15
Dispersion Index      31           58           35           42
LAL                   3            3            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            5
Stability Class       E            D            D            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-080915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     30           20           90           20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Precip Amount         0.08         0.02         1.24         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            0            11           2
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      69 (-3)      87 (+2)      64           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     61 (-3)      100          40
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 S 8-12 G19                NW 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 6-10 G17  S 10-14 G22  SW 9-13 G21  NW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3500                      4300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1100                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3700                      4500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW 12                     NW  5
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 28                     NW 10
Vent Index (m2/s)                  13200                     7000
Category Day                       4                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              82                        78
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S 13                      NW  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 28                      NW 10
Dispersion Index      26           65           34           29
LAL                   3            3            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            5
Stability Class       E            D            D            B
Stagnation Index      2            2                         3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-080915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     20           70           90           20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.32         0.53         1.24         0.06
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            5            12           2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      66 (-4)      85 (+1)      64           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     63 (-5)      100          41
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 S 6-10 G19                W 5-9
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 7-11 G21  S 10-14 G22  SW 9-13 G22  W 7-11 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  800                       1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2800                      4800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3200                      5200
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW 11                     W  9
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 25                     W 20
Vent Index (m2/s)                  11000                     14400
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              83                        77
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S 10                      W  8
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 23                      W 18
Dispersion Index      23           47           25           53
LAL                   3            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            5
Stability Class       D            C            D            B
Stagnation Index      2            2                         2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 46 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-080915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           40           90           20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.35         0.23         1.40         0.10
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            2            11           2
Precip Begin          8 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      68 (-2)      87 (+3)      64           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     60 (-7)      100          41
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 S 7-11 G18                W 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G18   S 10-14 G22  SW 9-13 G21  NW 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  900                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3100                      4200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1100                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3500                      4600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW 12                     NW  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 26                     NW 14
Vent Index (m2/s)                  13200                     8400
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              82                        78
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S 11                      W  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 24                      W 14
Dispersion Index      21           53           31           35
LAL                   3            3            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            5
Stability Class       E            C            D            B
Stagnation Index      2            2                         3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-080915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           20           90           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.06         0.01         0.91         0.14
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            1            10           3
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      71 (-1)      88 (+3)      65           84
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+5)      59 (-8)      100          45
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 S 9-13 G20                W 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G19   S 12-16 G23  SW 10-14 G23 NW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1000                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3400                      4400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1100                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3700                      4600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW 12                     NW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 28                     NW  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  13200                     5600
Category Day                       4                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              81                        79
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S 11                      NW  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 24                      NW  9
Dispersion Index      24           59           37           22
LAL                   3            2            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            5
Stability Class       D            D            D            B
Stagnation Index      2            2                         3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-080915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
229 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           30           90           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.08         0.03         0.98         0.18
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            2            10           3
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      69 (-1)      89 (+5)      64           86
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     55 (-12)     100          45
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 S 7-11                    SW 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 6-10 G17   S 9-13 G21   S 8-12 G19   W 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3700                      4500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1300                      1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4100                      5000
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW 11                     W  5
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 25                     W 10
Vent Index (m2/s)                  14300                     7500
Category Day                       4                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              81                        79
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S  9                      W  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 20                      W 13
Dispersion Index      18           58           28           23
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            4
Stability Class       E            C            D            B
Stagnation Index      2            2                         3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 37 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

DNM/PWB